السبت، 8 مارس 2014

Selecting Eco Friendly Food Packaging Supplies

By Lisa Williamson


Increasingly more people are worrying about the environmental impact on the things they buy. This can relate to the air miles and how far the items they buy have travelled en route to the shelves. One of the biggest concerns is packaging. One way to make your products more environmentally friendly is to choose eco friendly food packaging supplies.

Before looking for materials you need to look at what is required for your business. You may need something for transporting fruits or vegetables. In the case of someone running a restaurant or a coffee house you may wish for items that allow you to continually refill milk or coffee rather than continually reordering packets that take up resources.

One of the simplest ways to reduce this is to reduce the size of the packaging. A good recent example of this is a brand of orange drink. Recent changes of design has meant that the amount of orange drink in the bottle could be concentrated, in effect meaning that you got the same amount from a smaller bottle than a larger bottle in the previous and less efficient design.

Another option is to look for packaging made from compostable materials. As the name suggests this means that this is an item that can break down and be used in the soil. This means as well as reducing waste there is also the additional benefit of encouraging growth, ideal if you produce the food to supply to people.

In terms of making products more environmentally friendly you have to look at what it is made from. Recycled materials can be effective. However it is important to check how much material is recycled. If it is a small percentage then it means a large amount of the packaging is made from material that is not sustainable and therefore this is less environmental benefit.

You also need to consider where this is sourced from. Ideally you want to get sustainably sourced items. For example if the items are made from paper then this means that when the packaging is produced the trees that are used to make that packaging are then replaced with others that are replanted. Therefore over time the environmental damage is cancelled out.

Another big issue in recent times is landfill. This means large piles of items that cannot break down. Instead of using plastic that cannot break down a better choice are biodegradable or compostable items. Biodegradable items break down after just over a year while compostable items not only break down but are also beneficial because they can be added to compost. This is ideal for people who produce food as in effect you can spend less on fertiliser as well as getting the benefits of more environmentally friendly packaging.

In short when comparing the various environmentally friendly packaging supplies available to you it helps to do a bit of research. Looking online will make it easier for you to compare the numerous options available to your business. As with any business decision it helps to look at a number of suppliers. This is so you can gauge the quality of what they have to offer as well as compare costs in order to make the right choice to suit your business. Use your regular search engine to find suppliers in your local area and to get the best deal for your company.




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